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Posted: Aug 6th 2009 10:04PM ArchiGamer said

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What, is the guy's ass to damn hot that it needs to be censored as well?
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Posted: Aug 6th 2009 10:08PM TheDarkWayne said

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he's probably wearing assless chaps
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Posted: Aug 6th 2009 10:09PM Scratchcard said

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Assless chaps? Another reason to get this game I guess.
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Posted: Aug 6th 2009 10:11PM Scratchcard said

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smock smock smock smock smock
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Posted: Aug 6th 2009 10:49PM MystileArmor said

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I bet he just has a giant shitstain from shitting himself when he saw that chick.with the beard naked.
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Posted: Aug 6th 2009 11:04PM MrKlorox said

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Nothing. Just the topless nymphy thing. Joystiq was trying to play the comedy angle.
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Posted: Aug 6th 2009 10:06PM (Unverified) said

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i saw nude and clicked it lol jk.....or did i
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Posted: Aug 6th 2009 10:11PM Haggard said

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Definitely a game that requires a bit of intelligence. And by intelligence, I mean a walkthrough.

I immensely enjoyed it up until the point I had to deal with about 3 different puzzles at once (activating that giant guy with the lightning that you have to go get the poles made for in the swamps, anyone)? I got bored of trying to solve that one, even with the method of how to do it right in front of me.
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Posted: Aug 6th 2009 10:11PM Haggard said

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And I do seriously mean immensely enjoyed - the combat is good and the writing is too; I just wish I'd seen more of it.
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Posted: Aug 6th 2009 10:18PM The Blank Mage Returns said

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Kinda like the visual novel Fate Stay/Night. Come for the ero-scenes, stay for the plot.
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Posted: Aug 7th 2009 6:20AM AwesomeTown said

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Ha, me too! I knew what to do, but for some reason not HOW to do it.
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Posted: Aug 7th 2009 8:42AM Haggard said

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Exactly. It's just bad game design.
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Posted: Aug 6th 2009 10:24PM The Blank Mage Returns said

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But let's face it. If you're reading this, you should know that you do so from a veritable mountain of obscene and shocking imagery; you need only turn off google SafeSearch.
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Posted: Aug 6th 2009 10:59PM Zertoss said

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Goatse is so 2001. I've seen all of the shocker images so much that it doesn't even phase me anymore.

"Oh it's goatse again. How quaint." I scoff as I adjust my monocle and sip my tea.
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Posted: Aug 6th 2009 11:07PM MrKlorox said

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Does goatse count as an internet meme?
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Posted: Aug 7th 2009 12:00AM The Blank Mage Returns said

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Meme implies it's temporary.
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Posted: Aug 7th 2009 5:32AM Emophia said

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Except the ero scenes in fate/stay night were laughably bad.

I think I was crying from laughter in one of them.
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Posted: Aug 7th 2009 8:11AM Tunguska said

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@Old Professor Zertoss
Thanks for the "I scoff as I adjust my monocle and sip my tea" comment.

Almost spit soda on my keyboard.
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Posted: Aug 6th 2009 10:37PM mu93n said

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ah....if only my pile oif crap computer could handle The Witcher's garphics
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Posted: Aug 6th 2009 10:50PM Haggard said

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What exactly are your specs?

I was getting medium at 1680x1050 on my old 2.2GHz AMD dual core and x1950Pro 512MB. It's not as scaleable as most games but it will certainly play on older machines.
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Posted: Aug 6th 2009 11:38PM mu93n said

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AMD athalon 1.6 ghz some pile of crap nvidia integrated garphics with no pci express slots to upgrade...
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Posted: Aug 7th 2009 12:01AM Haggard said

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Ah, well you aren't in luck then :(
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Posted: Aug 6th 2009 10:51PM MystileArmor said

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I celebrate nudity every day....
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Posted: Aug 6th 2009 11:13PM ArchiGamer said

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A fat little naked German kid with chokolat pooding?


*shivers*
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Posted: Aug 6th 2009 11:31PM RANDOM G Joystiq Troll Slayer said

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I'm celebrating nudity right now.
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Posted: Aug 6th 2009 10:54PM (Unverified) said

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Crap game is crap. Nudity does nothing.
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Posted: Aug 7th 2009 6:41AM Snowblind said

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4chan meme's shouldn't be used anywhere.
Also, the game is awesome.
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Posted: Aug 6th 2009 11:09PM MrKlorox said

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They neglect to tell you all this was available in the original European versions already. And was available for the worldwide release via a user made patch.
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Posted: Aug 6th 2009 11:09PM Zoot Suit Jedi Grammar Hammer En said

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Hey, I heard there was free nudity here. Get with the givin' already.
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Posted: Aug 6th 2009 11:20PM ai3rocks57 said

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Apparently, EU > USA :(

Europe gets nudity, we get movies earlier. They almost balance out xD

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http://bit.ly/f5cyp
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Posted: Aug 6th 2009 11:33PM R Planteer said

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Just bought this for $40 from Direct2drive like 1.5 weeks ago. Combat is pretty alright, but the way its done your not really enjoying the animations, because you're too busy watching your cursor to assure that you do your combat timings right. Also, the game runs way too laggy for its graphics level. I can run oblivion maxed out with a few mods in to make it look better no problem, but I cant even run this at my native resolution on medium without it going to lag hell. 1024x768, with most settings on high, is about as good as it gets. Also, inventory is kind of annoying. You have plenty of slots for potions and the like, but no matter how empty it is, you cannot carry any weapons in your inventory, just the ones you have on your person.

Money is hard to come by too. Youll be poor most of the game.
No character customization, only about 4-5 different suits of armor in the entire game (and you will only get 3 different ones max per playthrough, due to the way the story branches).
Even leveling up is kinda restricted. You cant really make a varied character, as it restricts how many points you can put into things like strength. After putting 2 points into your strength (which you could do at lvl 1), you cant put in any more until you hit lvl 15. Youll never have enough points to max everything, but the number of truely effective "builds" is probably limited to about 4-5, max.
NPC models are repeated like nobodies business. Even many storyline NPCs you see will share exact models and voices with their generic counterparts. (I.E. a priest you have to do quests for in the start of the game looks exactly the same as the generic priests that walk around town one level later. Also, all the innkeepers look exactly the same)

That being said, the combat itself is pretty fun, theres lots of quests, its very well written, and very clever. This is a game done by a really small company, and I think this is their first game. It really feels like it could have been much better of a game if it had proper funding Hopefully this game sells well enough that they can make a proper sequel.
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Posted: Aug 7th 2009 12:03AM Haon said

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Who is up for a gift trade? Im tired of getting shafted because of the region lock.
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Posted: Aug 7th 2009 3:25AM (Unverified) said

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Don't let all the nudity fool you! It's a great game!
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Posted: Aug 7th 2009 10:10AM Rax Dakkar said

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Good game, feels a lot like KOTOR to me. I highly recommend picking it up at this price.
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Posted: Aug 8th 2009 3:25AM (Unverified) said

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One might wish Joystiq would spend even just ONE word mentioning this is US-only. The Witcher isn't even out on Steam in the EU, not in any version.

Of course, like so many other self-centered US websites, the rest of the world might just as well not exist as far as Joystiq's concerned, so why should I be surprised.
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